On Sunday 18 March 2018 00:17:38 William Morder wrote:
On Saturday 17 March 2018 23:58:25 Felix Miata wrote:
William Morder composed on 2018-03-18 02:19 (UTC-0700):
I did give the list a look, and it is impressive; however, it isn't GNU/Linux (or at least, the gnu.org site doesn't approve of Knoppix).
1-None of the top ten Linux distros from Distrowatch are there either - no Mint, no Fedora, no Ubuntu, no openSUSE, no Manjaro, etc. Trinity certainly isn't mentioned anywhere on that page. Why is being on that very limited list (of distros I never even heard of) important to you?
I don't want to use proprietary or non-free software. Trinity is included in a number of GNU/Linux distros, including exegnulinux, GnuSense, some Devuan, etc. TDE, so far as I know, is free/libre by design. Trinity isn't in that list because it is not an operating system, but only a desktop environment. Anyway, I told you that I wasn't a purist; I use Trinity because it works better for me.
2-I was recommending Knoppix as a tool suitable for anyone wishing to run gparted to repartition an existing installation, as well as other purposes dictating a live rather than installed OS. Though it can be installed, that's not how I use it.
It might be useful to me for that reason, because it has other tools. I only need a live disc for repartitioning at this particular time, not for long term. However, I won't knock it without having tried the most recent version, because I might find those tools useful at some point.
3-Knoppix not being on that list could be because of special software that enables its use by blind persons. It is nevertheless a free download, just like Debian, AntiX, Neon and many many more than the 12 that are on that list.
Free as in freedom, not free as in free beer. It is not just the cost, but also what I am legally allowed to do with my software. Software that is non-free or proprietary specifically forbids modifying the code, or using it in a manner other than that for which it was intended (i.e., "hacking" in the original sense of the word, as opposed to "cracking", which is doing illegal stuff like breaking into networks or other people's computers). I only want to be able to make my system do whatever I want, and to modify software if I so choose.
4-Being Debian based, and installable, Trinity should be usable on a HD installation of it without special effort.
No special effort. I just want what I want.
By the way, Knoppix includes systemd in that list: http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/knoppix/dvd/packages-dvd.txt
That's why I am making the switch to Devuan, because I don't like how systemd runs. There is a lot of controversy around this particular item, and I am not qualified to speak to the details. However, from what I understand, it's very big, and either involves a lot of dependencies that are non-free, or includes components that are non-free, and due to its size there are all kinds of things about it which cannot be verified by the community, and apparently Debian admins & devs have no intention of making it better.
So there is this surge towards Devuan, and some other distros like it (for example, Refracta). All I know is, my system hangs up, especially when I am trying to shutdown, and it always shows systemd doing something for ever, and never completing that task; it can go on for hours like this. Much easier just to change to sysvinit, and own my own computer again.
But like you said, I don't need to install Knoppix, just to use the tools on the disc. I could probably use the Debian live DVD in the same manner, as it also has gparted; but I rather like booting up a disc that only does one thing, and does it well.
Bill
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